WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2020The inevitable outbreak will
change all of our daily lives
Transient spaces: commuters on the London underground yesterday (AFP/Getty)
SHAUN LINTERN
The message is clear, the public need to prepare for the potential impact and disruption to their daily lives
from a sustained widespread outbreak of the coronavirus in the UK.
The government has taken the unusual step of publishing details of the measures it may take in the event
the disease gets out of control – a situation now described as inevitable.
It allows us some glimpse into the thinking of senior advisers and how they are planning to try and ensure
the country weathers the viral storm.